The ongoing adventures of a father who is finally finding the answers by dedicating himself to his family.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Minding Moms Peas and Qs

Something
that's been eating away at me is mom's garden plot, where I built a
trellis for her peas. Last year we got some dwarf variety that only
grew to about 3 feet, but this year I think we got a different type
because it seems to keep going. It became obvious that the the
structure I built was going to inadequate, so I knew I had to build
on it, but how? I realize it's not rocket science, but you want
something tall that will hold up the plants, which become heavy over
time. I figured rather than sit impotently and sweat about it, I was
better off just doing something about it.

I
searched the yard and found some long stakes lying around and secured
them to the pre-existing ones. I then extended the trellis with some
old deer fencing that I had used for our home garden, which is now
defunct. Then I tied it all together with twine and voila - suddenly
we have a bigger, better trellis. Whether or not it will hold is yet
to be seen, but for now, it looks good, and sometimes that's all you
can hope for.

Until
then, thanks for reading, and thanks to Brent Looyenga for the pic.